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Final Score Prediction

Bears 24, Seahawks 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Seattle Seahawks
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Matt Hasselbeck Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Marshawn Lynch Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 37 Justin Forsett Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 41 Mike Williams Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 69 Deon Butler Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 70 Golden Tate Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 John Carlson Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 27 Olindo Mare FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Jay Cutler Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 9 Matt Forte Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 40 Chester Taylor Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 15 Johnny Knox Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 43 Devin Hester Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 61 Earl Bennett Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 20 Greg Olsen Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 16 Robbie Gould FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck completed 30 of 44 (68.2 pct.) for 337 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 106 rating in his last start vs. Chi. (11/18/07). Incl. playoffs, when he starts & has 95+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 35-6 (.854)... RB Marshawn Lynch makes Sea. debut. Was 1st round pick (No. 12) by Buf. in 2007. Played 45 games with Bills & rushed for 2,765 yards, incl. 2 1,000-yard seasons. RB-KR Leon Washington leads NFL with 40.4 KR avg. Has 6 career KR-TDs, tied for 2nd most all-time. RB Justin Forsett aims for 3rd in row with 60+ rush yards... TE John Carlson has TD in 5 of past 8 games. Rookie WR-PR Golden Tate (2nd round) leads NFC with 18.0 PR avg. ... LB David Hawthorne had 16 tackles & INT in last game vs. Chi. LB Aaron Curry registered 1st career sack last year vs. Bears. Rookie S Earl Thomas (1st round) aims for 3rd in row with INT. CB Marcus Trufant had INT vs. Chi. in 10/19/03 meeting.

Bears QB Jay Cutler completed 21 of 27 (77.8 pct.) for 247 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT for 126.4 rating in last start vs. Sea. In career, when Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 17-0... RB Matt Forte rushed for career-high 166 yards with 2 TDs last week. Had 151 rec. yards in Wk. 1 & is 1 of 4 players since 1970 with 150+ yard rush & 150+ yard rec. game in same season. Is 1 of 5 players since 1970 with 65+ yard rush TD & 85+ yard rec. TD in same season... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester had 36-yard TD catch in last meeting. Has 12 combined KR-PR TDs (8 PR, 4 KR), tied for 2nd most in NFL annals. WR Johnny Knox averages 20.9 yards per catch, highest in NFC (min. 10 receptions). Had TD catch vs. Sea. last year. TE Greg Olsen had TD in last meeting... DE Israel Idonije had career-high 3 sacks last week. LB Lance Briggs had INT & sack in last game vs. Sea. DE Julius Peppers had INT last week. Club has won 15 of past 18 when CB Charles Tillman has INT.


Results and Schedule
Seattle Seahawks
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 SF H W 31-6 +25
2 2010-09-19 DEN A L 14-31 -17
3 2010-09-26 SD H W 27-20 +7
4 2010-10-03 STL A L 3-20 -17
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 CHI A W 23-20 +3
7 2010-10-24 ARI H    
8 2010-10-31 OAK A    
9 2010-11-07 NYG H    
10 2010-11-14 ARI A    
11 2010-11-21 NO A    
12 2010-11-28 KC H    
13 2010-12-05 CAR H    
14 2010-12-12 SF A    
15 2010-12-19 ATL H    
16 2010-12-26 TB A    
17 2011-01-02 STL H    
   
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 DET H W 19-14 +5
2 2010-09-19 DAL A W 27-20 +7
3 2010-09-27 GB H W 20-17 +3
4 2010-10-03 NYG A L 3-17 -14
5 2010-10-10 CAR A W 23-6 +17
6 2010-10-17 SEA H L 20-23 -3
7 2010-10-24 WAS H    
8   Bye      
9 2010-11-07 BUF A    
10 2010-11-14 MIN H    
11 2010-11-18 MIA A    
12 2010-11-28 PHI H    
13 2010-12-05 DET A    
14 2010-12-12 NE H    
15 2010-12-20 MIN A    
16 2010-12-26 NYJ H    
17 2011-01-02 GB A    

Injury Report
Seattle Seahawks
Questionable  DT Brandon Mebane (Calf)
Probable  DE Dexter Davis (Hamstring)
 CB Marcus Trufant (Ankle)
IR  OLB Leroy Hill (Achilles)
 OG Max Unger (Left Toe)
 OT Ray Willis (Knee)
   
Chicago Bears
Out  OG Roberto Garza (Knee)
 FS Major Wright (Hamstring)
Questionable  OLB Lance Briggs (Ankle)
Probable  CB Charles Tillman (Calf)
IR  OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer (Head)

Offense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 20.5 20.7 20.8 CHI
Rushing yards 72.5 79.0 111.0 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.61 3.91 4.15 CHI
Completion % 61.4% 61.0% 61.3% SEA
Passing yards 198.0 173.3 220.1 SEA
Passing yards per completion 10.14 10.98 10.64 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.23 6.70 6.52 CHI
Interceptions 1.0 1.3 1.1 SEA
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.3 0.8 CHI
Sacks allowed 2.0 3.3 2.2 SEA
3rd down conversions 44.0% 21.0% 38.2% SEA
4th down conversions 25.0% 25.0% 43.0% -
Time of possession 25:27 27:42 30:13 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  SEA
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.0 16.0 20.8 CHI
Rushing yards 76.5 61.3 111.0 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 2.75 3.48 4.15 SEA
Completion % 59.2% 62.5% 61.3% SEA
Passing yards 282.5 215.7 220.1 CHI
Passing yards per completion 11.73 9.03 10.64 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.94 5.64 6.52 CHI
INT return 1.5 1.3 1.1 SEA
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.3 0.8 CHI
Sacks 3.0 1.3 2.2 SEA
3rd down conversions 43.1% 29.9% 38.2% CHI
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 43.0% SEA
Time of possession 34:33 32:18 30:13 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   SEA   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.4 12.8 9.0 SEA
Yards per kick return 37.8 26.9 23.7 SEA
Yards allowed per punt return 7.1 7.3 9.0 SEA
Yards allowed per kick return 21.0 23.2 23.7 SEA
  Misc Stats Comparison
   SEA   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 6.0 6.5 SEA
Penalty yards 42.0 41.0 54.9 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 7 2003-10-19 CHI SEA 17-24 SEA
2006 4 2006-10-01 SEA CHI 6-37 CHI
2006 DP 2007-01-14 SEA CHI 24-27 CHI
2007 11 2007-11-18 CHI SEA 23-30 SEA
2009 3 2009-09-27 CHI SEA 25-19 CHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. DP = Divisional Playoff